Show xoWnE IS U > A kED The Goternor Favors Farther Rob leery of Jlonaoas Now that the doublednallng of fichU who has eo long been Imp on the people of Utah and who now holds the position of Governor has been unmasked In his hypocrisy become be-come out square on one painthis d lr t have the entire Mormon people robbed of their frauchlsb because be-cause of their religious belief Hi mendacity having been made me known be was compelled t state his noaitlon u othprixtp IIA oiht uo have gone on In his efforts t Injure the people while at the same tIme pretending to have a friendly feeIng fee-Ing for them The following icruM special gives details of Saturday events on tills Mil ject Washington April t1ln the House committee on Territories this morning Judge Jens Wilson mad a powerful argument against the Mormon disfranchisement bill He gave a history of the antiMormo legislation I mo 1S62 to the phtent time showing that Uib object and intent were to suppress polygamy and not Interfere with the fat or religious opinions of members or the Mormon Church He said the present measure tripped of Itseer pontiac verbiage was simply I bill t disfranchise all the members bU that Church Delegate Duboit admitted that such was the Intention fel Wa 1ntenton Then said Mr Vll onyou hold amend the bill by striking all out after the enacting clause and insert That no member of the Monnon Church shall hereafter hold nSlce or serve as a Juror lie then proceeded da and for nearly an hour wnctureci the proposition from every possible standpoint shoving that it was contrary to time genius of our Am innate Institutions unnecessary and unwise The judge showed that even If a Mormon took the prescribed scribed test oath there was no provision vision Tvhrch gave him a right to vote If lie voted eIb was liable to be arrested for perjury tried and convicted 4 Jury of his enemies and he had no recourse He tug gested in the event that the committee com-mittee should conclude t report the bill favorably that a provision should be Inserted that if any vote was convicted I cf perjury ho should have the right to appeal to the pup rime Court of the United States ald court to bo given JurlsdlcUou l hear and determine all ouch her deterine appeals ap-peals ap Chairman Struble before Judge Wilson bad concluded his argument argu-ment announced that exSenator Saunders the Utah commission was present and Ira wished to give hint a few minutes Ume The cnairmau also said 1 am requested b Governor Thomas to say in reply to Delegate Calnes remarks at the previous meeting that while he i not here for this purpose but In L U P u us DI le In hearty sympathy with this 1mI ur and earnestly desires its joss ag I Commissioner Saunders then ad dlP Ito committee Upon b ing asked if he favored this measure after evading the question two or three times and contessing his lack famlliinty rlllt Mr Springer aked him D you cndone I measure illfranchise every member mem-ber of tile Mormon Church Ho answered that in his opinion this would not dose Delegate Caine then nailed the question down Do you give your blllcial endorsement t a measure to I disfranchise me tied every other member of the Mormon Church merely for our bld under answered Xo Then after a few moments of hesitation he said I I am opposed to polyg a llhgi amy and if this would abolah it I do not know but I would favor it He sid further1 11 felt very hopeful hope-ful at one time that furtherlegisla Uon would not be necessary t accomplish ac-complish the work we have in view out therebecause we were led t b lee that many of the stronger Mormons were ready t split on their party and vote at the election We afterwards learned he did not state how that they all voted solid and that not one of them voted wIth ns Delete Cane Intcrpn d J it ten because they would not vote with you that you are anxious t have them all disfranchised At this point Chairman Shuttle had the committee aJjourned I being very evident that Senator Saunders was not affording much aid to the cause of dUfranchieement Governor Thomas did not Appear before ties committee as he had threatened to dn but bad vrryju dlcloutly cent his message by Chairman Chair-man Struble Tile committee meet again Momly to consider the bill |